Well done! What great casting and acting. Plus, it's actually a good parody that pokes fun while celebrating the original version. (I actually love Girls, but it's not lost on me that it's a story about characters who I don't particularly like.)

Old, familiar toys are the very best nostalgia. Happy birthday!!

I would call RAINN and/or check out their website, which will probably be able to put you in touch with local crisis centers. You could speak to them about the delicate needs of your project, and they likely have a spokesperson you can speak with first.

Yes. Oldest child syndrome here. I am the role model/trailblazer/good kid/star student/peacekeeper and as I've gotten older and have, naturally, gotten more chances to fuck up, it's caused me a lot of anxiety about keeping up appearances. If I'm not the person who has my shit together, than who am I? I am really…

Sounds like a big self esteem issue to me. I am still fascinated by the portrait thing, and how he portrays himself, especially as a talented artist. I am somewhat fixated on having a realistic and honest idea of how attractive I am, and I often marvel at/wonder about about how our relationships with other people…

That is pretty funny! Sounds like you're absolutely on the right track, just being open minded and accepting of his particular brand of "weirdness" (we're all weird in some way, after all).

TL;DR version: Be patient/sensitive, but let him know that you totally want to tap that. (When he is ready, of course!)

Well, personally, I am really unaccustomed to being seen as a sexual being in general by anyone who actually knows me, so being told I am attractive or sexy by someone who has taken the time to connect with me on an intellectual level is totally awesome. I am also a total sucker for any remarks that indicate that…

Oh, girl, I was 22-almost-23 and in your same position! (Well, I wasn't totally jobless, just working a crappy post-grad waitress job, after all my friends had moved away and I was kinda depressed).

I'm a 26 year old woman who is very sexually inexperienced and does not know how to flirt AT ALL. I'm a bit introverted, but not super shy with people, unless it's in a situation relating to dating/sex...even talking about it with friends makes me very nervous! I don't really have enough experience to know if I just…

I was too ashamed of my own personal deep feelings/reflections too even keep a journal or diary. I have always liked the "release" of hashing out the hard stuff on paper, and I even love buying/using notebooks and pens, so even when I would finally resort to journaling to deal with my adolescent frustrations that…

Write a novel in your head - yes! My 6 year old niece is a bit of a night owl, and will stay up much later than her 9 pm bedtime at any opportunity. Whenever I babysit and she has a hard time falling asleep (which is always) she wants me to tell more stories to her, but she will actively listen to them, not just fall…

My problem is that sleep, and going to sleep IS SO FUCKING BORING I would rather do anything else. I hate that I need it at all, so I just stay up too late and then end up sleeping in too long because, well, I'm tired. If I could guarantee that I'd have a fun dream every time I slept, then it would be a different…

DAMN GIRL THOSE MOVES

This is such a wonderful story! I bet Ellen would love to hear it. She really inspired loyalty and love from her fans, for good reason.

This hurts my heart. No one wants a life like this. I can't help but think that we are looking over some part of the self-destruction equation given that it's so easy for some people to go down a life trajectory a where series of poor judgements/bad decisions rooted in selfishness seamlessly morph into a completely…

Oh, I hear you, CheeseToastie! I am just barely not a virgin and have been celibate for a while now, also working on my mental health and body image. (Work that, coincidentally, should theoretically up my chances of having an actual sex life one of these days.)

The Victoria's Secret "Angel" ad that you have to watch before getting to the video really drives he point home.

I think Bridezilla is confused as to why one has bridesmaids in the first place. I mean, it can't be that hard to find a bunch of models to hire to follow you around all day. Because it's clearly not bridesmaids (close friends who you want by your side during a meaningful day, whose positive influence in your life you…

I also "kinda love" the email as in the general existence/context of the thing, as entertainment value. Like, "I am wide eyed reading this and completely captivated by her sheer rage and frustration but sororities can be super fucked up so I get it." Those slurs are absolutely NOT OK and I would call out any of my…